diff --git a/packages/content-handler/src/websites/nitter-handler.ts b/packages/content-handler/src/websites/nitter-handler.ts
index c938c9e96..d5a1a4e83 100644
--- a/packages/content-handler/src/websites/nitter-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/content-handler/src/websites/nitter-handler.ts
@@ -288,7 +288,10 @@ export class NitterHandler extends ContentHandler {
 
         const tweet = parseTweet(item)
         // filter out replies
-        if (tweet && tweet.author.username.toLowerCase() === username) {
+        if (
+          tweet &&
+          tweet.author.username.toLowerCase() === username.toLowerCase()
+        ) {
           tweets.push(tweet)
         }
       }
@@ -347,7 +350,7 @@ export class NitterHandler extends ContentHandler {
       '_normal',
       '_400x400'
     )}`
-    const description = _.escape(tweet.text)
+    const description = _.escape(tweet.text) || escapedTitle
     const imageDomain =
       domain.toLowerCase() === 'twitter.com'
         ? 'https://pbs.twimg.com'
@@ -378,10 +381,7 @@ export class NitterHandler extends ContentHandler {
         )
         .join('\n')
 
-      tweetsContent += `
-      <p>${text}</p>
-      ${includesHtml}
-    `
+      tweetsContent += `<p class="_omnivore_tweet_content">${text}</p>${includesHtml}`
     }
 
     const tweetUrl = `
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ export class NitterHandler extends ContentHandler {
             <meta property="og:site_name" content="Twitter" />
             <meta property="og:type" content="tweet" />
             <meta property="dc:creator" content="${author.name}" />
+            <meta property="twitter:description" content="${description}" />
           </head>
           <body>
             <div class="_omnivore_twitter">
diff --git a/packages/web/styles/articleInnerStyling.css b/packages/web/styles/articleInnerStyling.css
index 902f255c6..e2ef4e586 100644
--- a/packages/web/styles/articleInnerStyling.css
+++ b/packages/web/styles/articleInnerStyling.css
@@ -586,3 +586,8 @@ on smaller screens we display the note icon
   -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
   overflow: hidden;
 }
+
+.article-inner-css ._omnivore_tweet_content {
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  overflow-wrap: break-word;
+}
